black jack is a game that reminds me of a wild ride. It is a game that starts slowly, but gradually gains speed. As you build up your bankroll, you feel like you are on your way to the top of the coaster and then when you are not expecting it, the bottom drops out.

Blackjack is so akin to a rollercoaster the similarities are alarming. As is the case with the popular fair experience, your black jack game will peak and things will appear to be going great for a time before it bottoms out once again. Of course you have to be a player that can readjust to the ups … downs of the game especially given that the game of blackjack is packed full with them.

If you like the tiny coaster, a coaster that will not go too high or fast, then bet small. If you find the only way you can enjoy the rollercoaster ride is with a larger bet, then jump aboard for the ride of your life on the monster coaster. The high rolling gambler will love the view from the monster crazy ride because he or she is not mentally processing the drop as they rush hastily to the top of the game.

A win goal and a loss limit works well in black jack, but very few gamblers adhere to it. In black jack, if you "get on the rollercoaster" as it’s going up, that’s all lovely, but when the cards "go south" and the coaster starts to twist and turn, you had better escape in a hurry.

If you do not, you might not remember how much you enjoyed the view while your bankroll was "up". The only thing you will remember is a lot of uncertainties, a nice ride and your head in the stratosphere. As you are reminiscing on "what ifs", you won’t clearly recall how "high up" you went but you will clearly remember that catastrophic drop as clear as day.